| 100% | ORB | 3 | ___ weaver (type of spider named for its circular webs) |
| 57% | DIVEBAR | 7 | Type of pub named for its unglamorous appearance |
| 57% | TRIJET | 6 | Type of aircraft named for its three engines |
| 48% | PAPERWASP | 9 | Flying insect named for the type of 17-Across it makes (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SILVER | 6 | Type of birch tree named for its pale white bark |
| 45% | POLO | 4 | Type of shirt named for a sport |
| 44% | NOVA | 4 | Type of lox named for a Canadian province |
| 44% | LIMA | 4 | Type of bean named for a South American city |
| 44% | GENOA | 5 | Type of salami named for a city in Italy |
| 44% | LABRADOR | 8 | Type of retriever named for a place in Canada |
| 43% | SWISS | 5 | Cheese named for its country of origin |
| 43% | SHAD | 4 | Type of fish known for its roe |
| 43% | SHAD | 4 | Type of herring prized for its roe |
| 43% | MANILA | 6 | Type of folder named for the capital of the Philippines |
| 43% | ARACHNOID | 9 | Brain meninge named for its spider-like appearance |
| 43% | KALAMATA | 8 | Greek olive named for its place of origin |
| 43% | YUGO | 4 | Bygone car named for its country of origin |
| 43% | CATFISH | 7 | Type of fish known for its long whiskers |
| 42% | OXHEART | 7 | Kind of cherry named for its shape |
| 42% | ONENOTE | 7 | “___ Samba” (jazz standard named for its stretches of unchanging pitch) |
| 41% | CRAB | 4 | ___ Spider, named for a crustacean, this arachnid can change from a brown to any color of a flower it sits on |
| 41% | DECKER | 6 | A type of bus or the candy named for it: double __ |
| 41% | FUMARIA | 7 | Type of poppy flower named after its smoky color |
| 41% | NACHO | 5 | Kind of chip named for its inventor, Ignacio Anaya |
| 41% | CAPRI | 5 | Type of cropped pants named for an Italian island |
| 41% | RCA | 3 | Type of audio cable named for an electronics brand |
| 41% | ATOLL | 5 | Type of landform for which the bikini is named |
| 41% | ROMA | 4 | Type of 44-Down named for a capital city |
| 41% | SANMARINO | 9 | Country named for one of its patrons |
| 41% | TRESLECHESCAKE | 14 | Dessert named for three of its ingredients |